Quick Shots: Latest QB reports fan the flames

Reed Schreck

Wednesday

Sep 26, 2007 at 12:01 AMSep 26, 2007 at 3:16 PM

Sports talk radio in Chicago rarely has it this good. With the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune reporting on their Web sites that Brian Griese will replace Rex Grossman at the helm of the Bears offense, the never-at-a-loss-for-words crowd have been handed a nearly limitless fuel supply.

Sports talk radio in Chicago rarely has it this good.

With the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune reporting on their Web sites that Brian Griese will replace Rex Grossman at the helm of the Bears offense, the never-at-a-loss-for-words crowd have been handed a nearly limitless fuel supply.

Alas the poor Cubs, who have as good a chance as anyone to win the World Series, will be lucky to get a second of air- time today.

Regardless of whether Lovie Smith announces that Grossman is the starter or Griese is taking his place, the topic just got molten.

Phone lines will be packed into the wee hours.

Adept at Adapting

Everyone knows Green Bay can’t run the ball. The only way the Packers are going to win is to put the ball in Brett Favre’s hands. Which is just what they did Sunday.

Second-year coach Mike McCarthy is showing why he might stick around for a while.

His game plan in beating San Diego 31-24 on Sunday was simple and perfect. The Packers came out throwing.

That makes seven straight wins for Green Bay, a testament to McCarthy’s ability to get the most out of what he has.

It’s only three weeks, but it looks like there’s a clear leader for Coach of the Year.

Half-Empty Plane

Wonder why the Lions didn’t bring their defense to Philadelphia? Guess they wanted to save money on airfare.

What, they really did bring them? Then why didn’t they play them?

They did? Wow, they sure didn’t play very well. Maybe they should have made them walk home.